adj
Meaning 1
Not negative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a non-negative self-evaluation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
non-negative
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adj
Meaning 2
Of an element of a partially ordered ring, either positive or zero; not negative; greater than or equal to zero.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
- Distances are non-negative.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of a function, functional, etc. which has non-negative values over a particular domain D.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
- For all x∈D, f(x)>0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From non- + negative.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: nezáporný — not negative
- Finnish: ei-negatiivinen — not negative
- French: positif — not negative
- German: nichtnegativ — not negative
- Icelandic: ekki neikvæður — not negative
- Icelandic: frekar jákvæður — not negative
- Icelandic: ófrádrægur — not negative
- Icelandic: stærri eða jafn núlli — not negative
- Italian: non negativo — not negative
- Japanese: 非負 — not negative
- Polish: nieujemny — not negative
- Portuguese: não negativo — not negative
- Romanian: nenegativ — not negative
- Spanish: no negativo — not negative
- Turkish: negatif olmayan — not negative
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